Insurer Disappointed After Egyptian Court Upholds Detention of Tanker Ever Given May 6, 2021 By Yusri Mohamed CAIRO – An Egyptian court on Tuesday ruled that the container ship which blocked the Suez Canal in March could...
Suez Canal Chief Hopes Insurer, Owner of Detained Cargo Ship Reach Deal April 26, 2021 By Yusri Mohamed The head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said on Monday he hoped talks would soon yield an agreement with...
Update: Stranded Container Ship Is Refloated; Suez Canal Shipping Traffic Resumes March 29, 2021 By Yusri Mohamed, Nadine Awadalla and Aidan Lewis ISMAILIA, Egypt – Shipping was on the move again late on Monday in Egypt’s Suez Canal after tugs refloated a...
Container Ship Could Block Suez Canal Like a ‘Beached Whale’ for Weeks March 25, 2021 By Yusri Mohamed, Gavin Maguire and Florence Tan ISMAILIA, Egypt – A huge container ship blocking the Suez Canal like a “beached whale” may take weeks to free,...
Authorities Working to Free Giant Stranded Container Ship Blocking Suez Canal March 24, 2021 By Yusri Mohamed, Jessica Jaganathan and Florence Tan CAIRO – The shortest shipping route from Europe to Asia remained blocked on Wednesday as 10 tug boats struggled to...